Dedicated Annual (Or something) RA2 League [Inactive]

[kill343gs]

Announcing was something I considered, but considering the fact that we're gonna need multiple hosts, getting somebody to record a vocal track week after week for all of the matches might be a bit much to ask. What would be really cool is having a dedicated announce team, with a play by play guy with a real base of knowledge of the game, and a color commentator who is just straight up entertaining.

[RedAce]

I'd be willing to help record some matches, and if I ever recover from my strep throat, I can try to help commentate.

[kill343gs]

Sage, RedAce and yugitom are officially on the hosting team.

My goal is to have the majority of this ironed out by the end of November, and have a team assembled and somewhat organized so we can button up any lose ends, assign roles, and figure out what is and is not going to be possible so we can get this thing started in January. I will likely be making a skype group and a google doc sometime this week. If anybody else is interested in helping out, please contact me on skype or via PM here. I'd like to keep any further discussion in this thread geared towards gauging interest and figuring out what people want.

As of right now, we have 80% decided on:
1. Ironforge. It is has the most uncharted territory and is a mod literally designed for exciting matches. As much as I love stock, IF just makes the most sense going forward.
2. Draft format.

[Sage] Hey kill, lets do you me and inf on a team

I think that's enough said there.
3. Bots announced at the start of each season, minor tweaks allowed week to week.

Still up for full discussion:
1. Livestreams! These would be in addition to the recorded matches being posted. This will require a lot of dedication from everybody, with hosts and commentators (maybe) working as a team to deliver a consistent product. Would you come out to a saturday night livestream? With live chat and commentators going to work, this could be an awesome weekly event.
2. Commentators! BAH GAWD ALMIGHTY. WITH GAWD AS MAH WITNESS HE IS BROKEN IN HALF. Ideally I want a color commentator and a play by play commentator. Could help add a lot of flavor to this and really make it a spectator event.
3. Anything else! I want more input. What do you guys want to see out of this?

I plan on making a poll in the general discussion section this evening to really see how many people want to get in on this. That way we can gauge the scale of it properly and plan accordingly. If you have any friends who used to play, give them a jingle and have them come take a look at this and see if they might be interested.

[El Chickenado]

Seems like a good idea but I feel like irl should have it's own tournament

[The Red Blur]

Seems like a good idea but I feel like irl should have it's own tournament

The whole POINT of this discussion is that it is one big tournament.

[El Chickenado]

Righty roe neighbor

[Kossokei]

Seems like a good idea but I feel like irl should have it's own tournament

The whole POINT of this discussion is that it is one big tournament.

I think he meant season. Either way, I disagree. Enter IRL bots if you want. There's nothing barring you from doing so, as it seems.

I haven't been playing ra2 much but I really like this idea. Especially the commentary; I'm reminded of MassimoV's random commentary RA2 fight videos.

[Badnik96]

Enter IRL if you want but you will seriously let your team down. The whole point of this is that it's a team effort.

I'd be willing to help commentate as well.

[kill343gs]

Poll for this tournament has been posted. Anybody interested please vote in this poll: https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=18429.0

[Kossokei]

Enter IRL if you want but you will seriously let your team down. The whole point of this is that it's a team effort.

I'd be willing to help commentate as well.

Or, create a team with people who all wish to build IRL, and just have fun.

Be Ray Billings and join to kick everyone's tush or be Mark Setriakan and join to have fun. It shouldn't matter which reason you choose.

[Badnik96]

You'd have to draft a team of four IRL builders who want to actually build IRL. Which means also having a captain to draft that team. It could happen, but I suspect it'll be unlikely.

[Sage]

all aboard the ironforge train

[FOTEPX]

Still up for full discussion:
1. Livestreams! These would be in addition to the recorded matches being posted. This will require a lot of dedication from everybody, with hosts and commentators (maybe) working as a team to deliver a consistent product. Would you come out to a saturday night livestream? With live chat and commentators going to work, this could be an awesome weekly event.

I don't think a livestream would be possible - it's ambitious, but it wouldn't work.

Still up for full discussion:
2. Commentators! BAH GAWD ALMIGHTY. WITH GAWD AS MAH WITNESS HE IS BROKEN IN HALF. Ideally I want a color commentator and a play by play commentator. Could help add a lot of flavor to this and really make it a spectator event.

I'm down for that, if you want.

[cephalopod]

all aboard the ironforge train

choo choo


Also IRL doesn't lend itself well to competitive building as by nature whether a bot is IRL or not is subjective, and a lot of IRL builders aim more for good looks (myself included) than stretching the rules and making it 'efficient'. Standard has a completely clear-cut set of rules. IRL can fall within those rules, but you will be dismantled.

[The Red Blur]

Still up for full discussion:
1. Livestreams! These would be in addition to the recorded matches being posted. This will require a lot of dedication from everybody, with hosts and commentators (maybe) working as a team to deliver a consistent product. Would you come out to a saturday night livestream? With live chat and commentators going to work, this could be an awesome weekly event.

I don't think a livestream would be possible - it's ambitious, but it wouldn't work.
 

I agree with this mostly. If interest DOES build up, via youtube and the like, we should be able to live stream, as livestreams would not attract many viewers unless the game is particularly popular.

[Meganerdbomb]

On the one hand, it seems really cool, on the other Fallout 4 came out just last week.

[The Red Blur]

On the one hand, it seems really cool, on the other Fallout 4 came out just last week.

Why not both? I manage to balance this, monster hunter, and college at the same time. (then again, I get internet at college, so...) MY POINT STILL STANDS!

[ecolusian]

I want a color commentator

Oh, we'd also need a guy with a decent mic to announce. Someone with ridiculous amounts of enthusiasm, like the one out of robot wars.

getting somebody to record a vocal track week after week for all of the matches might be a bit much to ask. What would be really cool is having a dedicated announce team, with a play by play guy with a real base of knowledge of the game, and a colour commentator who is just straight up entertaining.

... I knew my day would come. I freaking love robot wars and I would be honoured if I could be the colour commentator. This forum has been a legend to me every since I saw the bot blood spider on YouTube, and upon finding this site (dsl in particular) it felt like I had found the gold city of el dorado so please if anything please let me a colour commentator I would work my ass off for it plus im incredibly enthusiastic (just ask red blur) and I have a dedicated mic for recording audio (its 40 pounds but eh). please consider this kill343gs and ill make it worth your while =)

love ecolusian from the bottom of his heart 

[The Red Blur]

I want a color commentator

Oh, we'd also need a guy with a decent mic to announce. Someone with ridiculous amounts of enthusiasm, like the one out of robot wars.

getting somebody to record a vocal track week after week for all of the matches might be a bit much to ask. What would be really cool is having a dedicated announce team, with a play by play guy with a real base of knowledge of the game, and a colour commentator who is just straight up entertaining.

... I knew my day would come. I freaking love robot wars and I would be honoured if I could be the colour commentator. This forum has been a legend to me every since I saw the bot blood spider on YouTube, and upon finding this site (dsl in particular) it felt like I had found the gold city of el dorado so please if anything please let me a colour commentator I would work my ass off for it plus im incredibly enthusiastic (just ask red blur) and I have a dedicated mic for recording audio (its 40 pounds but eh). please consider this kill343gs and ill make it worth your while =)

love ecolusian from the bottom of his heart 

In all fairness, I think you'd work better for the entertaining commentator.

[yugitom]

I want a color commentator

Oh, we'd also need a guy with a decent mic to announce. Someone with ridiculous amounts of enthusiasm, like the one out of robot wars.

getting somebody to record a vocal track week after week for all of the matches might be a bit much to ask. What would be really cool is having a dedicated announce team, with a play by play guy with a real base of knowledge of the game, and a colour commentator who is just straight up entertaining.

... I knew my day would come. I freaking love robot wars and I would be honoured if I could be the colour commentator. This forum has been a legend to me every since I saw the bot blood spider on YouTube, and upon finding this site (dsl in particular) it felt like I had found the gold city of el dorado so please if anything please let me a colour commentator I would work my ass off for it plus im incredibly enthusiastic (just ask red blur) and I have a dedicated mic for recording audio (its 40 pounds but eh). please consider this kill343gs and ill make it worth your while =)

love ecolusian from the bottom of his heart 

In all fairness, I think you'd work better for the entertaining commentator.

The colour commentator is the entertaining one.